Sun 15 B (15.07.12) UNCLEAN SPIRITS...

Mk (6.7-13) is confronted with the same situation as we today:
a lot of people are confused - they are in troubles - they see no way to go -
But Mk is convinced: Jesus by his life-style has summoned the Twelve
(and all followers) and has given them a mission (and the courage) to bring
order (structure) into the life-style of the people (confusion is not healthy).
Disorder in thinking, un-understandable speaking, chaotic doing...
all this means: dominated by unclean Spirits.
But the creation of God is a "kosmos" - a wonderful order - where there
is chaos there may be order! And this faculty is given to the "homo sapiens"
to bring order into the disorder - to bring peace where there is war - to
bring love where there is hatred.It's an ongoing process - all over...
This creating work is given into the hands of the Church, of the baptised people!
We need education in skills-develping, in time-management, in thinking-discipline,
in emotions-driving etc... most of all in structuring our acts.
Religion is the management of our relation with the mystery of God.
If you feel God is on your side - that's un unclean Spirit - because God is on the
side of all; on the side of the whole Kosmos. God is not GRACE for you -
God is GRACE for all! If you feel God is only an allmighty Father - that's
an unclean Spirit - because God is father and mother, friend and lover etc...
and at the end: God is a total MYSTERY it means: not to understand at all!
This is one of the high tasks given to our Priests: to accompnay baptised
people on the progress into a mystic life-style...
Unclean Spirits destroy lifes, communities, nations, economic systems,
families, associations und so on... clean water - a need for everyone -
is a symbol for a clean Spirit.